Term Prefixes and Suffixes
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| a-, an, non | show 🗑
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| ab-, ef- | show 🗑
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| show | toward
ex. Afferent neuron (carrying info toward brain)
Adductor Muscle (muscle pulling toward midline- groin)
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| adi-, lip(o) | show 🗑
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| alg | show 🗑
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| ana- | show 🗑
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| show | vessel
ex. Angiogenesis (making of a new blood vessel)
Vasodialator (medicines that widen a vessel)
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| show | before
ex. Prenatal (before birth)
Antebrachial (before the upper arm)
Promonocyte (before the monocyte is mature)
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| show | against, resisting
ex. Antibody (resisting a foreign body -pathogen)
Contraception (against conception- egg and sperm)
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| aqua(e)-, hydr- | show 🗑
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| anthr(o), artic- | show 🗑
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| show | enzyme
ex. Maltase (enzyme breaking down maltose)
Lipase (enzyme breaking down lipids/fats)
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| audi- | show 🗑
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| aut(o)- | show 🗑
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| show | two
ex. Bicuspid (2 pointed- tooth or heart valve)
Diencephalon (2 parts within the brain)
Diplococcus (2 round bacteria)
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| show | short
ex. Brachydactyly (short digits- toes/fingers)
Fibularis Brevis (short muscle in lower leg)
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| show | slow
ex. Bradycardia (slower than normal heart rate)
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| bronch- | show 🗑
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| card- | show 🗑
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| show | down
ex. Catabolic Reaction (breaking down molecules- protein bonds being broken to form amino acids)
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| show | liver
ex. Hepatitus (inflammation of the liver (usually caused by viral infection))
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| show | Six
ex. Hexose (a sugar containing 6 carbons (glucose=C6H12O))
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| show | Tissue
ex. Histology (study of tissues)
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| hyper- | show 🗑
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| hypo, infra-, infer, sub- | show 🗑
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| show | Uterus
ex. Hysterectomy (cutting out of uterus)
Endometrium (inner lining of uterus (lost each month in females))
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| show | Condition of
ex. Cholelithiasis (having gallstones)
Nephrosis (kidney disorder)
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| show | Inflammation of
ex. Appendicitis (inflammation (swelling, redness, warmth, and pain ) of the appendix)
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| show | Between
ex. Interstitial Fluid (an extracellular fluid found between cells)
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| show | 1000, 1000th
ex. Kilogram (1000 grams)
Milligram (1000th of a gram)
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| hemi- , semi- | show 🗑
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| show | Blood
ex. Hemothorax (blood that has leaked into chest cavity)
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| -graphy | show 🗑
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| show | Writing Apparatus
ex. Electrocardiograph (apparatus/machine used to make an electrocardiogram)
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| show | Something Written
ex. Electrocardiogram- ECG (print-out of the electrical cavity of the heart)
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| gyn | show 🗑
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| gluc- , gly , -ose | show 🗑
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| gloss/tt, lingu | show 🗑
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| glom | show 🗑
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| show | Aging, Old
ex. Gerontology (study of aging)
Geriatrics (branch of medicine dealing with older patients)
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| show | Create, Form
ex. Oogensis (create an egg)
Hemopoiesis (form new blood cells)
Osteoblast (make new bone cells)
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| gastr- | show 🗑
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| ex- , ecto- | show 🗑
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| show | Opening
ex. Infraorbital Foramen (an opening in the bone below the eye for nerves and vessels to pass)
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| show | Bundle
ex. Muscle or Nerve Fascicle (a bundle r grouping of muscle or nerve cells)
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| -esthe | show 🗑
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| erythr- | show 🗑
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| show | Same, Equal, Balanced
ex. Homeostasis (constant internal balance (of body function))
Isotonic (equal solute (ICF and ECF))
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| show | Upon, Over, Above
ex. Epidermis (layer of skin over epidermis)
Epididymis (coiled tubes above testes)
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| en- , endo- , intra- | show 🗑
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| show | Blood Condition
ex. Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
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| -emesis | show 🗑
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| show | Swelling
ex. Lymphedema (swelling of tissues due to accumulation of lymph)
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| ectop- | show 🗑
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| -ectomy , -tom , -sect | show 🗑
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| show | Bad, Painful, Difficult
ex. Dyspnea (difficult breathing)
Malnutrition (bad nutrition/diet)
Malabsorption (poor nutrient absorption)
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| dia- , per- , trans | show 🗑
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| show | Tooth, Teeth
ex. Dentalgia (tooth pain)
Orthodontist (doctor that straightens teeth)
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| show | 10, 1/10th
ex. Decade (10 years)
Dekagram (10 grams)
Deciliter (1/10th of a liter)
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| dactyl, digit | show 🗑
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| show | Cell
ex. Leukocyte (white blood cell)
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| show | Blue
ex. Cyanosis (condition causing skin to turn blue (due to low oxygen levels))
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| cut , derm | show 🗑
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| -crine | show 🗑
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| show | Body
ex. Corpus Luteum (yellow body (former follicle in ovary))
Somatic Cell (body cell (all non-sex cells))
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| coel- , sinu- | show 🗑
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| co- , con- , sym , syn , sys- | show 🗑
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| -clast | show 🗑
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| circ- , peri- | show 🗑
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| show | Kill
ex. Spermacide (sperm killer)
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| chondr- | show 🗑
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| chol- , cystic | show 🗑
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| show | Head
ex. Hydrocephalus (water in the brain (in the head))
Biceps Femoris (2-headed (2 tendons) muscle by femur))
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| show | Puncture
ex. Amniocentesis (puncture to aspirate (remove) amniotic fluid from amniotic sac)
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| show | 100, 100th
ex. century (100 years)
Centigram (1/100th of a gram)
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| mnem- | show 🗑
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| mono- , uni- | show 🗑
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| show | Shape
ex. Morphology (differentiating/distinguishing by shape)
Rhinoplasty (nose shaping (surgical repair))
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| show | Death
ex. Post Mortem (after death)
Necrotic Tissue (dead tissue)
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| multi- , poly- | show 🗑
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| mut- | show 🗑
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| show | Muscle
ex. Myopathy (muscle disease)
Myofibril (skeletal muscle cell)
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| nas- , rhin | show 🗑
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| nat- | show 🗑
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| neo- | show 🗑
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| nephr- , ren | show 🗑
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| show | Egg
ex. Oophorectomy (removal of ovary (egg maker))
Oviduct (tube transporting egg to uterus)
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| show | Eight
ex. Octet Rule (atom's desire to fill its outer shell with 8 electrons which allows bonding)
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